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Blistering Blaak takes world road race title

Chantal Blaak broke away to claim an emphatic victory in the World Championships road race in Bergen on Saturday.

Blaak attacked with seven kilometres remaining and there was no catching the 27-year-old from Netherlands, who also won the national title this year.

She was reduced to tears after winning by a huge margin of 28 seconds, with Katrin Garfoot taking silver for Australia and Danish defending champion Amalie Dideriksen claiming bronze.

There was always a strong chance that the winner would come from an excellent Dutch team, with Annemiek van Vleuten and Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen also in a breakaway group, but it was Blaak who surged away to take gold.